Category Archives: Blog
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Local Youth Give Interactive Art to the Grove
At the corner of Tower Grove and Manchester, the Grove showcases another vibrant and intricate mural. Like all the other murals in the Grove, this one has months of design, planning and pain-staking effort behind it. However, this outdoor painting comes from the youth of the local Boys and Girls Club. The teens spent two
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Sprucing up of Atomic Cowboy Shows Growth of the Grove
Atomic Cowboy first came to the Grove in 2004, opening its doors late the following year. Many business owners think only about the bottom line. But Chip Schloss, the owner of Atomic Cowboy, has played a hand in transforming the neighborhood into an icon of local entertainment. Schloss has long had a vision of collaboration
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Request for Proposal for Cleaning and Maintenance in the Grove
The Grove Community Improvement District (CID) is seeking proposals from qualified agencies to provide litter pick up, weed abatement, parking lot maintenance, and plant watering. The selection of the successful agency will be made based on evaluation and determination of the relative ability of each Agency to deliver quality service in a cost effective manner.
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The Grove CID Extends Enthusiastic Welcome to Urban Chestnut
Today, beer enthusiasts in St. Louis got some exciting news: Urban Chestnut announced plans to open a second location at 4465 Manchester Ave, in the heart of the Grove. Urban Chestnut will work with Green Street St. Louis in transforming the building that previously housed Renard Paper. The Grove CID looks forward to the economic
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MoDOT to close Jefferson Bridge over I-64 April 18
MoDOT Statement: The Missouri Department of Transportation and its contractor, Fred Weber Inc., will close the Jefferson Avenue bridge over I-64 after morning rush Thursday April 18, 2013. When the Jefferson Avenue bridge closes, drivers can use Compton Avenue, 18th Street and 14th Street to detour around the closure. A detour map for the project
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Short Film Features Tour de Grove – World Class Bike Race in St. Louis
Check out this short documentary featuring last year’s Tour de Grove: http://player.vimeo.com/video/62301103
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MoDOT News Release – MoDOT to blast as part of this weekend’s utility work on I-64
http://www.modot.org/stlouis/news_and_information/District6Release.shtml?action=displaySSI&newsId=183769 ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Department of Transportation and its contractor, Fred Weber Inc., will have several early morning blasts on Saturday as part of this weekend’s closure of Interstate 64 for utility work. Crews will be constructing a trench to carry utilities under the interstate. Since that trench will be going through bedrock,
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MoDOT closes I-64 in city March 29-April 1 for utility work
MODOT Statement: ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Department of Transportation and its contractor, Fred Weber Inc., will close all lanes and ramps of Interstate 64 in both directions downtown between Hampton and Forest Park Parkway at 8 p.m. Friday, March 29. The closure is weather permitting. While the interstate is closed, crews will relocate several
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Message from Captain Moran: Opportunity Crimes
A message from the Metropolitan Police Department: We wanted to make you all aware of an increase in “crimes of opportunity” occurring over the last several months in many areas wherein people are leaving their personal belongings (particularly cell phones) laying around on desks, tables and bar tops. As you all know, for years we’ve reminded the public not
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Updates on Projected I-64 Closures for Late March and April
MODOT statement: We have continued to work on the Tower Grove project without much of a significant impact to the through traffic on I-64 through the area. Crews are moving along with the grading and roadwork needed to construct both the Taylor and Newstead bridges, as well as work on the new pavement needed along